myth

美 [mɪθ]英 [mɪθ]
  • n.神话;神话故事;荒诞的说法;不真实的事;虚构的东西

复数: myths

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noun

1

神话;神话故事
a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story

ancient Greek myths

古希腊神话

a creation myth (= that explains how the world began)

创世的神话

the heroes of myth and legend

神话和传说中的英雄

2

虚构的东西;荒诞的说法;不真实的事
something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false

It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist) .

该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。

Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men.

都说女人开车比男人差,其实不然。

myth

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  • 1
    N-VAR 神话
    A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs.

    There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.

    有一个著名的希腊神话,讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。

  • 2
    N-VAR 错误的看法(或认识);编造的话;谎言
    If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue.

    Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.

    和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反,女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。

noun

1
a traditional story accepted as history;serves to explain the world view of a people

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  1. At last , a women 's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful .

    终于有一家妇女杂志起来推翻瘦即美的神话。

  2. Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘ boys don 't cry ’ .

    连环画往往在延续着“男儿有泪不轻弹”的神话。

  3. Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men .

    都说女人开车比男人差,其实不然。

  4. In the course of time , many of their myths become entangled .

    最后,他们很多荒诞的说法都变得错综复杂了。

  5. India 's myths and songs are the inspiration for her books

    印度的神话与歌曲是她那些书的灵感来源。

  6. It is also a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people .

    盲人的听力会大幅增强也是一种谬谈。

  7. His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche .

    他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。

  8. Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power

    电力私有化打破了关于廉价核能的神话。

  9. This image is a myth perpetuated by the media .

    这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。

  10. Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority

    许多母亲把男尊女卑的错误观念传给了她们的女儿。

  11. These myths have a startling likeness to one another

    这些神话彼此间有惊人的相似性。

  12. I have been working on exploding the myth of fixity of meaning

    我一直在致力于推翻有关意义恒定性的谬谈。

  13. The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid 's work

    有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。

  14. It 's impossible to disentangle the myth from reality .

    分清楚神话和现实是不可能的。

  15. Contrary to the popular myth , women are not reckless spendthrifts .

    和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反,女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。

  16. The coronation was an occasion for extravagant myth and sentiment .

    加冕典礼是极尽奢华和怀旧的仪式。

  17. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun .

    有一个著名的希腊神话,讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。

  18. Rumour , myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed .

    杀戮持续了数月后,真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。

  19. The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has , I think , been demolished at a stroke .

    关于日本对外界的关注不予理会的谬论,我认为,一下子就被驳倒了。

  20. My mother colluded in the myth of him as the swanky businessman

    我母亲和别人串通,把他杜撰成一个阔气的商人。

  21. The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south .

    该报告消除了北方人比南方人膳食脂肪含量高的谬论。

  22. Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths .

    历史学家迈克尔·贝施洛斯破除了几个不实传言。

  23. Italian culture is full of ancient myths .

    意大利文化充满古代神话。

  24. He is giving a lecture on Greek myths .

    他正在作有关希腊神话的讲座。

  25. The Greeks had many myths .

    希腊人有许多神话故事。

  26. They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends .

    他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。

  27. It 's only a myth .

    这不过是个神话。

  28. Nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals .

    谁也不相信人能成仙的神话。

  29. The story is a pure myth .

    这故事纯粹虚构。

  30. Directionally , they capture the trends , but the idea that we know precisely how many are unemployed is a myth .

    从方向上看,他们掌握了趋势,但我们无法知道确切的失业人数。

legend myth saga 【导航词义:传奇】
legend v. 传奇,传说
〔辨析〕

常指有关名人、勇士、历险、奇异事件等的古老传说。

〔例证〕

This oriental legend is fascinating.

这个东方传说很吸引人。

This legend is about Jesus' childhood.

这个传说讲的是耶稣小时候的事情。

myth v. 神话
〔辨析〕

尤指为解释自然或历史事件而编造的古老故事。

〔例证〕

The Greeks had many myths.

希腊人有许多神话故事。

Italian culture is full of ancient myths.

意大利文化充满古代神话。

saga v. 萨迦,传奇故事
〔辨析〕

原指有关北欧海盗的传说,现多指各类传奇故事。

〔例证〕

a Nordic saga of giants

一篇关于巨人的北欧萨迦

The Dell saga is well known.

戴尔的传奇故事非常出名。

He wrote a brilliant saga of the rise and collapse of a bank in Oklahoma.

他写了一篇关于俄克拉荷马州一家地方银行兴衰的精彩传奇故事。

文学作品
  1. tragedy 悲剧
  2. comedy 喜剧
  3. drama 戏剧
  4. fiction 小说
  5. prose 散文
  6. poetry 诗歌
  7. ode 颂诗
  8. ballad 民谣
  9. epic 史诗
  10. myth 神话
  11. biography 传记
  12. allegory 寓言
  13. reportage 报告文学
  14. satire 讽刺文学
  15. folklore 民间传说
  • 词语搭配

myth与以下词性连用

adj.

ancient myth

古老神话

Greek myth

希腊神话

popular myth

流行的观念

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